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An Garda Síochána

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 May 2022

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Questions (54)

Aindrias Moynihan

Question:

54. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda authorities have reported on priorities for new Garda station constructions in 2022 and 2023; if they have identified new stations to the OPW and any other relevant bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25835/22]

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As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the Garda estate. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters.

The Deputy will also be aware that the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Works in relation to Garda accommodation are progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the OPW. 

The determination of the need for the development of a new Garda Station in any location is considered by the Commissioner in the context of a wide range of factors, including the overall accommodation needs arising from the ongoing expansion of the Garda workforce, the implementation of 'A Policing Service For our Future' (the Government's implementation plan for the recommendations of the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland), the new Garda Operating Model and available resources.

I can advise the Deputy that a new Garda Capital Plan 2022 – 2030 is currently undergoing consideration by my Department, An Garda Síochána and the OPW and the final project priorities will be settled in the context of this plan.

However I can advise the Deputy that An Garda Síochána, in conjunction with OPW, continue to make good progress on a number of key capital projects including a purpose built facility at Military Road, which is due for completion in late September 2022, and a number of other associated projects to enable the decant from Harcourt Square to be completed before the end of 2022.

In addition, it is expected that the tender for the re-development of Portlaoise Garda Station will issue in Q3 2022. Works are also progressing on a number of other Garda projects including Bailieboro Garda Station and the Property and Exhibit Management Systems (PEMs) at Drogheda and Tallaght Garda Stations.

Additionally, as the Deputy will be aware, the construction of the new Garda station at Macroom is to proceed on the basis of a major Public Private Partnership (PPP) project which also includes the construction of a new Garda Station in Clonmel and Courts Service accommodation in Dublin.  I am advised that planning permission for the new Garda station in Macroom has been approved in recent months.  An Garda Síochána continues to engage with my Department, the OPW and the National Development Finance Agency, which is the procuring authority for PPPs, to progress this project which will include the tender process, contract agreement and construction, with a view to issuing the related tender in mid-2023.

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